Birthdays In History 1942

1942 Dennis Archer American lawyer and politician 67th Mayor of Detroit

1942 Anthony Hamilton-Smith 3rd Baron Colwyn English dentist and politician

1942 Country Joe McDonald American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Alassane Ouattara Ivorian economist and politician President of the Ivory Coast

1942 Gennadi Sarafanov Russian pilot and cosmonaut (d. 2005)

1942 Dennis Hastert American educator and politician 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

1942 Thomas Hammarberg Swedish lawyer and diplomat

1942 John Marsden Australian lawyer and activist (d. 2006)

1942 John Thaw English actor and producer played Inspector Morse (d. 2002)

1942 Bolaji Akinyemi Nigerian political scientist academic and politician

1942 Jim Downing American race car driver and inventor

1942 John McLaughlin English guitarist and songwriter

1942 Maurizio Pollini Italian pianist and conductor

1942 Charlie Rose American journalist and talk show host

1942 Vasily Alekseyev Russian-German weightlifter and coach (d. 2011)

1942 Junichirō Koizumi Japanese politician 56th Prime Minister of Japan

1942 Yvette Mimieux American actress (d. 2022)

1942 Graeme Gahan Australian footballer and coach (d. 2018)

1942 Bud Acton American basketball player

1942 Clarence Clemons American saxophonist and actor (d. 2011)

1942 Bernardine Dohrn American domestic terrorist political activist and academic

1942 Dave Campbell American baseball player and sportscaster

1942 Gerben Karstens Dutch cyclist (d. 2022)

1942 Frank Joseph Polozola American academic and judge (d. 2013)

1942 René Angélil Canadian singer and manager (d. 2016)

1942 Barbara Lynn American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Ita Buttrose Australian journalist and author

1942 Ulf Hoelscher German violinist and educator

1942 Nigel McCulloch English bishop

1942 Michael Crawford English actor and singer

1942 Linda Moulton Howe American journalist and producer

1942 Freddy Breck German singer producer and news anchor (d. 2008)

1942 Eugène Camara Prime Minister of Guinea (d. 2019)

1942 Han Pil-hwa North Korean speed skater

1942 Mac Davis American singer-songwriter guitarist and actor (d. 2020)

1942 Edwin Starr American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)

1942 Michael G. Wilson American producer and screenwriter

1942 Mimis Domazos Greek footballer

1942 Laurie Mayne Australian cricketer

1942 Herman Tjeenk Willink Dutch judge and politician

1942 Phil Clarke New Zealand rugby union player

1942 Ingo Friedrich German Member of the European Parliament

1942 Gary Hart American wrestler and manager (d. 2008)

1942 Carl Eller American football player and sportscaster

1942 Eusébio Mozambican-Portuguese footballer (d. 2014)

1942 Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez Cuban military officer legislator and cosmonaut

1942 Marty Balin American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2018)

1942 Daniela Bianchi Italian actress

1942 Derek Jarman English director stage designer and author (d. 1994)

1942 Bo Hopkins American actor (d. 2022)

1942 Graham Nash English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Gareth Hunt English actor (d. 2007)

1942 Robert Klein American comedian actor and singer

1942 Terry Melcher American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)

1942 Otis Clay American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)

1942 Carol Lynley American model and actress (d. 2019)

1942 Peter Tork American singer-songwriter bass player and actor (d. 2019)

1942 Donald E. Williams American captain pilot and astronaut (d. 2016)

1942 Andrew Robinson American actor and director

1942 Ricardo Rodríguez Mexican racing driver (d. 1962)

1942 Richard Williams American tennis player and coach

1942 Cyrus Chothia English biochemist and emeritus scientist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (d. 2019)

1942 Paul Krause American football player and politician

1942 Howard Stringer Welsh businessman

1942 Will Provine American biologist historian and academic (d. 2015)

1942 Claude Miller French director producer and screenwriter (d. 2012)

1942 Tony Martin Trinidadian-American historian and academic (d. 2013)

1942 Margarethe von Trotta German actress director and screenwriter

1942 Christine Keeler English model and dancer (d. 2017)

1942 Paul Jones English singer harmonica player and actor

1942 Celia Kaye American actress

1942 Joe Lieberman American lawyer and politician

1942 Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Indian philosopher theorist and academic

1942 Jimmy Burns American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Robert H. Grubbs American chemist and academic Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2021)

1942 Charlayne Hunter-Gault American journalist

1942 Klaus-Dieter Sieloff German footballer (d. 2011)

1942 Frank Bonner American actor and television director (d. 2021)

1942 Dino Zoff Italian footballer

1942 Richard Myers American general

1942 John Irving American novelist and screenwriter

1942 Claude Larose Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1942 Mir-Hossein Mousavi Iranian architect and politician 79th Prime Minister of Iran

1942 Lou Reed American singer-songwriter guitarist producer and actor (d. 2013)

1942 Derek Woodley English footballer (d. 2002)

1942 Gloria Gaither American singer-songwriter

1942 Charles C. Krulak American general

1942 David Matthews American keyboard player and composer

1942 Lynn Sherr American journalist and author

1942 James Gustave Speth American lawyer and politician

1942 Zorán Sztevanovity Serbian-Hungarian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Felipe González Spanish lawyer and politician Prime Minister of Spain

1942 Mike Resnick American author and editor (d. 2020)

1942 David Watkins Welsh rugby player

1942 Michael Eisner American businessman

1942 Tammy Faye Messner American evangelist television personality and talk show host (d. 2007)

1942 Dick Allen American baseball player and tenor (d. 2020)

1942 Ann Packer English sprinter hurdler and long jumper

1942 John Cale Welsh musician composer singer songwriter and record producer

1942 Ion Caramitru Romanian actor and artistic director (d. 2021)

1942 Mark Lindsay American singer-songwriter saxophonist and producer

1942 Jimmy Wynn American baseball player (d. 2020)

1942 Dave Cutler American computer scientist and engineer

1942 Mahmoud Darwish Palestinian poet and author (d. 2008)

1942 Scatman John American singer-songwriter (d. 1999)

1942 Rita Tushingham English actress

1942 Roger Crozier Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1996)

1942 Gijs van Lennep Dutch race car driver

1942 Jean-Pierre Schosteck French politician

1942 James Soong Chinese-Taiwanese politician Governor of Taiwan Province

1942 Jerry Jeff Walker American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)

1942 Kathleen Collins African-American filmmaker and playwright (d. 1988)

1942 Heather Robertson Canadian journalist and author (d. 2014)

1942 Françoise Dorléac French actress (d. 1967)

1942 Kostas Politis Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2018)

1942 Amina Claudine Myers African-American singer-songwriter and pianist

1942 Patcha Ramachandra Rao India metallurgist educator and administrator (d. 2010)

1942 Jorge Ben Jor Brazilian singer-songwriter

1942 Dick Pound Canadian lawyer and academic

1942 Michael Haneke Austrian director producer and screenwriter

1942 Jimmy Miller American record producer and musician (d. 1994)

1942 Walter Rodney Guyanese historian scholar and activist (d. 1980)

1942 Richard O'Brien English actor and screenwriter

1942 Kim Woodburn English television host

1942 Erica Jong American novelist and poet

1942 Michael Jackson English journalist and author (d. 2007)

1942 John Sulston English biologist and academic Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018)

1942 Michael York English actor

1942 Daniel Dennett American philosopher and academic

1942 Neil Kinnock Welsh politician Vice-President of the European Commission

1942 Mike Newell English director and producer

1942 Samuel Ramey American opera singer

1942 Jerry Sloan American basketball player and coach (d. 2020)

1942 Bob Lurtsema American football player

1942 Scott Wilson American actor (d. 2018)

1942 Ruben Kun Nauruan lawyer and politician 14th President of Nauru (d. 2014)

1942 Tane Norton New Zealand rugby player

1942 Kenneth Welsh Canadian actor (d. 2022)

1942 Ulla Hoffmann Swedish politician

1942 Hugh McCracken American guitarist and producer (d. 2013)

1942 Michael Savage American far-right radio host and author

1942 Samuel R. Delany American author and critic

1942 Richard D. Wolff American economist and academic

1942 Leon Russell American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2016)

1942 Roshan Seth Indian-English actor

1942 Marsha Mason American actress

1942 Wayne Newton American singer

1942 Billy Joe Royal American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)

1942 Jim Fregosi American baseball player and manager (d. 2014)

1942 Kitty Kelley American journalist and biographer

1942 Elizabeth Levy American author

1942 Allan Clarke English singer-songwriter

1942 Pascal Couchepin Swiss politician

1942 Juan Gisbert Sr. Spanish tennis player

1942 Peter Greenaway Welsh director and screenwriter

1942 Anita Pallenberg Italian-English model actress and fashion designer (d. 2017)

1942 Jeetendra Indian actor TV and film producer

1942 Tony Banks Baron Stratford Northern Irish politician Minister for Sport and the Olympics (d. 2006)

1942 Roger Chapman English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Douglas Trumbull American director producer and special effects artist (d. 2022)

1942 Brandon deWilde American actor (d. 1972)

1942 Margo Smith American singer-songwriter

1942 Anatoly Berezovoy Russian colonel pilot and astronaut (d. 2014)

1942 Hattie Gossett American writer

1942 James Underwood English pathologist and academic

1942 Bill Bryden Scottish actor director and screenwriter

1942 Carlos Reutemann Argentinian race car driver and politician (d. 2021)

1942 Bill Conti American composer and conductor

1942 Jim Lonborg American baseball pitcher

1942 Sir Frank Williams English businessman founded the Williams F1 Racing Team (d. 2021)

1942 Michael Beloff English lawyer and academic

1942 Robert Christgau American journalist and critic

1942 Jochen Rindt German-Austrian racing driver (d. 1970)

1942 Alan Price English keyboard player singer and composer

1942 Geoffrey Palmer New Zealand politician 33rd Prime Minister of New Zealand

1942 Giorgio Agamben Italian philosopher and academic

1942 Mary Prior English politician Lord Lieutenant of Bristol

1942 Sandra Dee American model and actress (d. 2005)

1942 Jon Kyl American lawyer and politician

1942 Svyatoslav Belza Russian journalist author and critic (d. 2014)

1942 Sharon Carstairs Canadian lawyer and politician Leader of the Government in the Senate

1942 Michael Kergin Canadian diplomat Canadian Ambassador to the United States

1942 Bobby Rydell American singer and actor (d. 2022)

1942 Jadwiga Staniszkis Polish sociologist political scientist and academic

1942 Ruth Glick American author

1942 Jim Keltner American drummer

1942 Mike Brearley English cricketer and psychoanalyst

1942 Lynda Chalker Baroness Chalker of Wallasey English politician Minister of State for Europe

1942 Rennie Fritchie Baroness Fritchie English civil servant and academic

1942 Galina Kulakova Russian skier

1942 Sallehuddin of Kedah Sultan of Kedah

1942 Jacques Rogge Belgian businessman (d. 2021)

1942 Wojciech Pszoniak Polish film and theater actor (d. 2020)

1942 Věra Čáslavská Czech gymnast and coach (d. 2016)

1942 Dave Marash American journalist and sportscaster

1942 Butch Otter American soldier and politician 32nd Governor of Idaho

1942 István Bujtor Hungarian actor director producer and screenwriter (d. 2009)

1942 Jean Corston Baroness Corston English lawyer and politician

1942 Hugh Courtenay 18th Earl of Devon English politician (d. 2015)

1942 Ariel Dorfman Argentinian author playwright and academic

1942 Martin Dobkin Canadian doctor and politician 2nd Mayor of Mississauga

1942 Robin Hobbs English cricketer

1942 Norman Lamont Scottish banker and politician Chancellor of the Exchequer

1942 Pierre Morency Canadian poet and playwright

1942 Terry Neill Irish footballer and manager (d. 2022)

1942 Jim Calhoun American basketball player and coach

1942 Ian Dury English singer-songwriter (d. 2000)

1942 Billy Swan American country singer-songwriter

1942 Dragoljub Velimirović Serbian chess player and theoretician (d. 2014)

1942 Leighton Gage American author (d. 2013)

1942 Roger Young American director producer and screenwriter

1942 Valeriy Brumel Russian high jumper (d. 2003)

1942 Byron Dorgan American lawyer and politician

1942 Alistair McAlpine Baron McAlpine of West Green English businessman and politician (d. 2014)

1942 Tony Pérez Cuban-American baseball player and manager

1942 Malise Ruthven Irish author and academic

1942 Lois Johnson American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

1942 Jusuf Kalla Indonesian businessman and politician 10th Vice President of Indonesia

1942 Doug Lowe Australian politician 35th Premier of Tasmania

1942 K. T. Oslin American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2020)

1942 David Penry-Davey English lawyer and judge (d. 2015)

1942 Taj Mahal American blues singer-songwriter and musician

1942 Robert Kilroy-Silk English television host and politician

1942 Raymond Chrétien Canadian lawyer and diplomat Canadian Ambassador to the United States

1942 Lynn Davies Welsh sprinter and long jumper

1942 Carlos Hathcock American sergeant and sniper (d. 1999)

1942 Frew McMillan South African tennis player

1942 David Hunt Baron Hunt of Wirral English politician Secretary of State for Wales

1942 John Konrads Australian swimmer (d. 2021)

1942 Danny Ongais American race car driver (d. 2022)

1942 Roger Brown American basketball player (d. 1997)

1942 Barbara Parkins Canadian actress

1942 Richard Oakes Native American civil rights activist (d. 1972)

1942 Gabriel Liiceanu Romanian philosopher author and academic

1942 Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao Indian director screenwriter and choreographer

1942 Ali Bacher South African cricketer and manager

1942 Hannu Mikkola Finnish race car driver (d. 2021)

1942 Ichirō Ozawa Japanese lawyer and politician Japanese Minister of Home Affairs

1942 Lee Baca American police officer

1942 Piers Courage English racing driver (d. 1970)

1942 Roger Freeman Baron Freeman English accountant and politician Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

1942 Robin Widdows English racing driver

1942 Stanley B. Prusiner American neurologist and biochemist Nobel Prize laureate

1942 Pierre Bourque Canadian businessman and politician 40th Mayor of Montreal

1942 Kevin Conway American actor and director (d. 2020)

1942 John Gladwin English bishop

1942 Carole Stone English journalist and author

1942 Mike Ahern Australian politician 32nd Premier of Queensland

1942 Curtis Mayfield American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999)

1942 Louis Reichardt American mountaineer

1942 Bill Rowe Canadian lawyer and politician

1942 Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Equatoguinean lieutenant and politician 2nd President of Equatorial Guinea

1942 Nikos Konstantopoulos Greek politician Greek Minister of the Interior

1942 Doug Mountjoy Welsh snooker player (d. 2021)

1942 Anton Burghardt German footballer and manager

1942 Nicholas Lloyd English journalist

1942 Gordon Burns Northern Irish journalist

1942 Chantal Goya French singer and actress

1942 Arthur Hamilton Lord Hamilton Scottish lawyer and judge

1942 Preston Manning Canadian politician

1942 Parris Glendening American politician 59th Governor of Maryland

1942 Len Barry American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2020)

1942 Bert Sakmann German physiologist and biologist Nobel Prize laureate

1942 Yiannis Boutaris Greek businessman and politician Mayor of Thessaloniki

1942 Jonathan Raban English author and academic

1942 Roberto García-Calvo Montiel Spanish judge (d. 2008)

1942 Ian Greenberg Canadian broadcaster founded Astral Media

1942 John E. McLaughlin American diplomat

1942 Peter Norman Australian sprinter (d. 2006)

1942 Giacomo Agostini Italian motorcycle racer and manager

1942 Eddie Levert American R&B/soul singer-songwriter musician and actor

1942 Mohamed ElBaradei Egyptian politician Vice President of Egypt Nobel Prize laureate

1942 Doğu Perinçek Turkish lawyer and politician

1942 Roger Steffens American actor and producer

1942 John Bellany Scottish painter (d. 2013)

1942 Roger Ebert American journalist critic and screenwriter (d. 2013)

1942 Pat Hutchins English author and illustrator (d. 2017)

1942 Richard Perry American record producer

1942 Carl Radle American bass player and producer (d. 1980)

1942 Nick Tate Australian actor and director

1942 Hans Vonk Dutch conductor (d. 2004)

1942 Merata Mita New Zealand director and producer (d. 2010)

1942 Neil Trudinger Australian mathematician and theorist

1942 Clive Brooke Baron Brooke of Alverthorpe English businessman and politician

1942 Marjorie Margolies American journalist and politician

1942 Henry S. Taylor American author and poet

1942 Flaviano Vicentini Italian cyclist (d. 2002)

1942 Togo D. West Jr. American soldier lawyer and politician 3rd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (d. 2018)

1942 Martin Rees Baron Rees of Ludlow English cosmologist and astrophysicist

1942 Arthur Brown English rock singer-songwriter

1942 Michele Lee American actress and singer

1942 Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle Chilean engineer and politician 32nd President of Chile

1942 Colin Groves Australian academician and educator (d. 2017)

1942 Patricia Brake English actress (d. 2022)

1942 Nikiforos Diamandouros Greek academic and politician

1942 Michel Tremblay Canadian author and playwright

1942 J. J. Dillon American wrestler and manager

1942 Gilberto Gil Brazilian singer-songwriter guitarist and politician Brazilian Minister of Culture

1942 Bruce Johnston American singer-songwriter and producer

1942 Frank Mills Canadian pianist and composer

1942 Danny Schechter American director producer and screenwriter (d. 2015)

1942 Chris Hani South African politician (d. 1993)

1942 Hans-Joachim Walde German decathlete (d. 2013)

1942 Frank Zane American professional bodybuilder and author

1942 Charlotte Bingham English author and screenwriter

1942 Mike Willesee Australian journalist and producer (d. 2019)

1942 Robert Ballard American lieutenant and oceanographer

1942 Ron Harris Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1942 Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Iraqi field marshal and politician (d. 2020)

1942 Geneviève Bujold Canadian actress

1942 Andraé Crouch American singer-songwriter producer and pastor (d. 2015)

1942 Julia Higgins English chemist and academic

1942 John Eekelaar South African-English lawyer and scholar

1942 Vicente Fox Mexican businessman and politician 35th President of Mexico

1942 Eddy Mitchell French singer-songwriter

1942 Hal Lanier American baseball player coach and manager

1942 Floyd Little American football player and coach (d. 2021)

1942 Stefan Meller French-Polish academic and politician Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2008)

1942 Prince Michael of Kent

1942 Peter Rowan American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Matthias Bamert Swiss composer and conductor

1942 Hannes Löhr German footballer coach and manager (d. 2016)

1942 Carmen Duncan Australian actress (d. 2019)

1942 Phil Gramm American economist and politician

1942 David Chidgey Baron Chidgey English engineer and politician (d. 2022)

1942 Richard Roundtree American actor

1942 Ronnie James Dio American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010)

1942 Pyotr Klimuk Belarusian general pilot and astronaut

1942 Sixto Rodriguez American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Lopo do Nascimento Angolan politician; 1st Prime Minister of Angola

1942 Roger McGuinn American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Javier Solana Spanish physicist and politician Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs

1942 Vivian Malone Jones American civil rights activist (d. 2005)

1942 Don Kessinger American baseball player and manager

1942 Gale Garnett New Zealand–born Canadian singer

1942 Connie Hawkins American basketball player (d. 2017)

1942 Zoot Money English singer-songwriter and keyboard player

1942 Giacinto Facchetti Italian footballer (d. 2006)

1942 Adolf Ogi Swiss politician 84th President of the Swiss Confederation

1942 Pete Hamilton American race car driver (d. 2017)

1942 Mallikarjun Kharge Indian politician 98th President of the Indian National Congress

1942 Michael Abney-Hastings 14th Earl of Loudoun English-Australian politician (d. 2012)

1942 Peter Habeler Austrian mountaineer and skier

1942 Les Johns Australian rugby league player and coach

1942 Sallyanne Atkinson Australian journalist and politician Lord Mayor of Brisbane

1942 Madeline Bell American singer-songwriter

1942 Richard E. Dauch American businessman co-founded American Axle (d. 2013)

1942 Dimitris Liantinis Greek philosopher and author (d. 1998)

1942 Heinz German-English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2000)

1942 David Miner American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1942 Chris Sarandon American actor

1942 Bruce Woodley Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Vladimír Mečiar Slovak politician 1st Prime Minister of Slovakia

1942 Teddy Pilette Belgian race car driver

1942 Édith Butler Canadian singer-songwriter

1942 Bobbie Gentry American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 John Pleshette American actor director and screenwriter

1942 Dennis Ralston American tennis player (d. 2020)

1942 Tonia Marketaki Greek director and screenwriter (d. 1994)

1942 Doug Ashdown Australian singer-songwriter

1942 Tony Sirico American actor (d. 2022)

1942 Pollyanna Pickering English environmentalist and painter (d. 2018)

1942 Giancarlo Giannini Italian actor director producer and screenwriter

1942 Leo Beenhakker Dutch football manager

1942 Juan Formell Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)

1942 Nell Irvin Painter American author and historian

1942 Don S. Davis American actor (d. 2008)

1942 Cleon Jones American baseball player

1942 Joe Boyd American record producer founded Hannibal Records

1942 Byard Lancaster American saxophonist and flute player (d. 2012)

1942 Garrison Keillor American humorist novelist short story writer and radio host

1942 Carlos Monzon Argentinian boxer and actor (d. 1995)

1942 Caetano Veloso Brazilian singer-songwriter writer and producer

1942 Richard Sykes English biochemist and academic

1942 B. J. Thomas American singer (d. 2021)

1942 James Blanchard American diplomat and politician 45th Governor of Michigan

1942 Dennis Canavan Scottish educator and politician

1942 John Gustafson English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)

1942 Vardo Rumessen Estonian pianist and musicologist (d. 2015)

1942 David Steinberg Canadian actor director producer and screenwriter

1942 Speedy Duncan American football player (d. 2021)

1942 Betsey Johnson American fashion designer

1942 Michael Pepper English physicist and engineer

1942 Mike Hugg English drummer and keyboard player

1942 Otis Taylor American football player (d. 2023)

1942 Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt German physician and author

1942 Willie Dunn Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)

1942 Pete York English rock drummer

1942 Lesley Turner Bowrey Australian tennis player

1942 Barbara George American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

1942 Robert Squirrel Lester American soul singer (d. 2010)

1942 Shane Porteous Australian actor animator and screenwriter

1942 Fred Thompson American actor lawyer and politician (d. 2015)

1942 Fred Norman American baseball player

1942 Max Cleland American captain and politician (d. 2021)

1942 Jimmy Soul American pop-soul singer (d. 1988)

1942 Nathan Deal American lawyer and politician 82nd Governor of Georgia

1942 Dennis Turner Baron Bilston English lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

1942 Chow Kwai Lam Malaysian football coach and player (d. 2018)

1942 Daryl Dragon American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2019)

1942 Brian Peckford Canadian educator and politician 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

1942 Wendy Davies Welsh historian and academic

1942 Jorge Urosa Venezuelan cardinal

1942 James Glennon American cinematographer (d. 2006)

1942 Gottfried John German actor (d. 2014)

1942 Sterling Morrison American singer and guitarist (d. 1995)

1942 Jonathan Aitken Irish-British journalist and politician Minister for Defence Procurement

1942 Pervez Sajjad Pakistani cricketer

1942 Isao Aoki Japanese golfer

1942 C. J. Cherryh American author and educator

1942 Al Jardine American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Raymond Floyd American golfer

1942 Jerry Jarrett American wrestler and promoter co-founded Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

1942 Merald "Bubba" Knight American singer

1942 Werner Herzog German actor director producer and screenwriter

1942 Eduardo Mata Mexican conductor and composer (d. 1995)

1942 Dave Bargeron American trombonist and tuba player

1942 Richard Hutton English cricketer

1942 Mel McDaniel American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)

1942 Billy Best Scottish footballer

1942 Alan Oakes English footballer and manager

1942 Andrew Stone Baron Stone of Blackheath English businessman and politician

1942 Jonathan H. Turner American sociologist

1942 Brian Cole American bass player (d. 1972)

1942 Judith Hann English journalist and author

1942 Sal Valentino American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Inez Foxx American singer

1942 Danny Kalb American singer and guitarist

1942 Danny Hutton Irish-American singer

1942 Lola Falana American actress singer and dancer

1942 Michel Drucker French journalist

1942 Tomás Marco Spanish composer

1942 François Tavenas Canadian engineer and academic (d. 2004)

1942 Michel Côté Canadian businessman and politician

1942 Oliver Lake American saxophonist flute player and composer

1942 Roger Lyons English trade union leader

1942 Bernard MacLaverty Irish author playwright and screenwriter

1942 Lee Dorman American bass player (d. 2012)

1942 Philip Harris Baron Harris of Peckham English businessman and politician

1942 Ksenia Milicevic French painter and architect

1942 Bernie Calvert English bass player and keyboard player

1942 Susan L. Graham American computer scientist and academic

1942 Robert Graysmith American author and illustrator

1942 Des Lynam Irish-English journalist and author

1942 Lupe Ontiveros American actress (d. 2012)

1942 Şenes Erzik Turkish businessman

1942 Freda Payne American singer and actress

1942 Rose Francine Rogombé Gabonese lawyer and politician President of Gabon (d. 2015)

1942 Sam McDowell American baseball player

1942 Ole Anderson American wrestler

1942 Candida Lycett Green Anglo-Irish journalist and author (d. 2014)

1942 Rubén Salazar Gómez Colombian cardinal

1942 David Stern American lawyer and businessman (d. 2020)

1942 Sila María Calderón Puerto Rican-American businesswoman and politician 12th Secretary of State of Puerto Rico

1942 Colin Low Baron Low of Dalston Scottish scholar and politician

1942 David Renneberg Australian cricketer

1942 Gerry Marsden English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)

1942 Oscar Bonavena Argentinian boxer (d. 1976)

1942 Robert Miano American actor and producer

1942 Henri Pescarolo French race car driver

1942 John Taylor English pianist and educator (d. 2015)

1942 Dee Dee Warwick American singer (d. 2008)

1942 Kent McCord American actor

1942 Gloria E. Anzaldúa American scholar of Chicana cultural theory (d. 2004)

1942 Dith Pran Cambodian photographer and journalist (d. 2008)

1942 Alvin Stardust English singer and actor (d. 2014)

1942 Pierre Clémenti French actor director producer and screenwriter (d. 1999)

1942 Edward "Little Buster" Forehand American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)

1942 Felice Gimondi Italian cyclist (d. 2019)

1942 Madeline Kahn American actress and singer (d. 1999)

1942 Ian McShane English actor

1942 Bill Nelson American politician

1942 Jean-Luc Ponty French violinist and composer

1942 Janet Powell Australian educator and politician (d. 2013)

1942 Steve Tesich Serbian-American screenwriter and playwright (d. 1996)

1942 Gus Dudgeon English record producer (d. 2002)

1942 Frankie Lymon American singer-songwriter (d. 1968)

1942 Herb Fame American R&B singer

1942 Jean-Pierre Jabouille French race car driver and engineer (d. 2023)

1942 Robert Lelièvre French singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973)

1942 David Stancliffe English bishop and scholar

1942 Günter Wallraff German journalist and author

1942 Bernice Johnson Reagon American singer-songwriter

1942 Karl W. Richter American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1967)

1942 Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Icelandic politician 24th Prime Minister of Iceland

1942 Christopher Stone American actor and screenwriter (d. 1995)

1942 Richard Street American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

1942 Dan Christensen American painter (d. 2007)

1942 Britt Ekland Swedish actress and singer

1942 Fred Travalena American comedian and actor (d. 2009)

1942 Joy Behar American talk show host comedian and television personality

1942 Stanley Bates English actor and screenwriter

1942 Michael Palmer American physician and author (d. 2013)

1942 Janis Hansen American singer and author (d. 2017)

1942 Radu Vasile Romanian historian and politician 57th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 2013)

1942 Richard Wilson Baron Wilson of Dinton Welsh academic and politician

1942 Melvin Franklin American soul bass singer (d. 1995)

1942 Rutanya Alda Latvian-American actress

1942 Bob Bailey American baseball player and manager (d. 2018)

1942 Jerry Jones American businessman

1942 Walter McGowan Scottish boxer (d. 2016)

1942 Bob Hiller English rugby player

1942 Evelio Javier Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 1986)

1942 Péter Nádas Hungarian author and playwright

1942 Suzzanna Indonesian actress (d. 2008)

1942 Hilo Chen Taiwanese-American painter

1942 Harold W. Gehman Jr. American admiral

1942 Don Stevenson American singer-songwriter and drummer

1942 Steve Jones American basketball player and sportscaster (d. 2017)

1942 Gary Puckett American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Gianfranco Ravasi Italian cardinal and scholar

1942 Andrew Vachss American lawyer and author (d. 2021)

1942 Earl Hindman American actor (d. 2003)

1942 Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard German biologist and geneticist Nobel Prize laureate

1942 Bart Zoet Dutch cyclist (d. 1992)

1942 Elvin Bishop American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Allan Grice Australian race car driver and politician

1942 Lou Lamoriello American ice hockey player coach and manager

1942 Judy Sheindlin American judge and television host

1942 Christopher A. Sims American economist and statistician Nobel Prize laureate

1942 John Stevens Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington English police officer and academic

1942 Bobby Fuller American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966)

1942 Annette Funicello American actress and singer (d. 2013)

1942 Douglas Dunn Scottish poet critic and academic

1942 Bernd Erdmann German footballer and manager

1942 Anita Roddick English businesswoman and activist founded The Body Shop (d. 2007)

1942 Stephen R. Bloom English physician and academic

1942 Maggie Blye American actress (d. 2016)

1942 Frank Delaney Irish journalist and author (d. 2017)

1942 Rafael Cordero Santiago Puerto Rican politician 132nd Mayor of Ponce (d. 2004)

1942 Fernando Vallejo Colombian biologist and author

1942 Bob Hoskins English actor singer and director (d. 2014)

1942 Milton Nascimento Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Zdenko Runjić Croatian songwriter and producer (d. 2004)

1942 Jonathan Williams English race car driver and pilot (d. 2014)

1942 Lee Greenwood American singer-songwriter

1942 Janusz Korwin-Mikke Polish journalist and politician

1942 Terence Donovan English-Australian actor

1942 Abdelkader Fréha Algerian footballer (d. 2012)

1942 Kees Verkerk Dutch speed skater

1942 Gillian Lovegrove English computer scientist and academic

1942 Lee Clayton American rock/country musician and songwriter

1942 Bob Ross American painter and television host (d. 1995)

1942 Sven-David Sandström Swedish composer and historian (d. 2019)

1942 David Ogden Stiers American actor (d. 2018)

1942 Ralph Klein Canadian journalist and politician 12th Premier of Alberta (d. 2013)

1942 Marcia Wallace American actress and comedian (d. 2013)

1942 Shere Hite German sexologist author and educator (d. 2020)

1942 Stefanie Powers American actress

1942 Martin Cruz Smith American author and screenwriter

1942 Patricia Bath American ophthalmologist and academic (d. 2019)

1942 Pierangelo Bertoli Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)

1942 Tom Peters American businessman and author

1942 Johnny Rivers American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1942 Sandro Mazzola Italian footballer and sportscaster

1942 Victor Blank English businessman and philanthropist

1942 James Hood American activist (d. 2013)

1942 Hans-Rudolf Merz Swiss lawyer and politician 92nd President of the Swiss Confederation

1942 Jonathan Fenby English journalist and businessman

1942 Roy Fredericks Guyanese-American cricketer and politician (d. 2000)

1942 K. Connie Kang Korean American journalist and author (d. 2019)

1942 Diane Wolkstein American author and radio host (d. 2013)

1942 John P. Hammond American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Manon Cleary American painter and academic (d. 2011)

1942 Natalia Gutman Russian cellist and educator

1942 Daniel Barenboim Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor

1942 Willie Carson Scottish jockey and sportscaster

1942 Joanna Pettet English-Canadian actress

1942 Derek Clayton English-Australian runner

1942 Partha Dasgupta Bangladeshi economist and academic

1942 Bob Gaudio American singer-songwriter keyboard player and producer

1942 Lesley Rees English endocrinologist and academic

1942 István Rosztóczy Hungarian-Japanese microbiologist and physician (d. 1993)

1942 Roland Clift English engineer and academic

1942 Larry Gilbert American golfer (d. 1998)

1942 Sharon Olds American poet and academic

1942 Bob Einstein American actor producer and screenwriter (d. 2019)

1942 Norman Greenbaum American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Meredith Monk American composer and choreographer

1942 Paulos Faraj Rahho Chaldean Catholic Archeparch of Mosul (d. 2008)

1942 Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul German educator and politician

1942 Guion Bluford American colonel pilot and astronaut

1942 Floyd Sneed Canadian drummer

1942 Susan Anspach American actress (d. 2018)

1942 Billy Connolly Scottish comedian and actor

1942 Marlin Fitzwater American soldier and journalist 17th White House Press Secretary

1942 Jean Ping Gabonese politician and diplomat

1942 Andrew Stunell English minister and politician

1942 Bob Lind American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Mimis Papaioannou Greek footballer and manager

1942 Maki Carrousel Japanese actor

1942 Olivia Cole American actress (d. 2018)

1942 Đặng Thùy Trâm Vietnamese physician and author (d. 1970)

1942 Henry Carr American football player and sprinter (d. 2015)

1942 Marilyn Hacker American poet and critic

1942 Paul Warfield American football player and sportscaster

1942 Michael Craze British actor (d. 1998)

1942 Ann Dunham American anthropologist and academic (d. 1995)

1942 John Grillo English actor and playwright

1942 Mohamed Kamel Amr Egyptian politician Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs

1942 John Crowley American author and academic

1942 Ross Edwards Australian cricketer

1942 Anna G. Jónasdóttir Icelandic political scientist and academic

1942 Mike Gibson Northern Irish-Irish rugby player

1942 Pedro Rocha Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2013)

1942 Alice Schwarzer German journalist and publisher founded EMMA Magazine

1942 David K. Shipler American journalist and author

1942 Bob Mosley American singer-songwriter and bass player

1942 Bryan Murray Canadian ice hockey coach (d. 2017)

1942 Peter Handke Austrian author and playwright Nobel Prize laureate

1942 Robb Royer American guitarist keyboard player and songwriter

1942 Harry Chapin American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)

1942 Reginald F. Lewis American Business Tycoon and Philanthropist (d. 1993)

1942 Peter Tomarken American game show host and producer (d. 2006)

1942 Billy Bremner Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1997)

1942 Dick Butkus American football player sportscaster and actor

1942 Germain Gagnon Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)

1942 Fred Jones Australian rugby league player

1942 Joe McGinniss American journalist and author (d. 2014)

1942 William Turnage American conservationist (d. 2017)

1942 Ann Gloag Scottish nurse and businesswoman

1942 Anna Carteret English actress

1942 Howard Brenton English playwright and screenwriter

1942 Ferguson Jenkins Canadian baseball player

1942 Chris Harris English actor and director (d. 2014)

1942 Dick Wagner American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)

1942 Kathleen Blanco American educator and politician 54th Governor of Louisiana (d. 2019)

1942 Donald Carcieri American educator and politician 73rd Governor of Rhode Island

1942 Paul Butterfield American singer and harmonica player (d. 1987)

1942 Lenore Blum American mathematician and academic

1942 Bobby Keyes Australian rugby league player (d. 2022)

1942 Cornell Dupree American guitarist (d. 2011)

1942 "Mean Gene" Okerlund American sports announcer (d. 2019)

1942 Rana Bhagwandas Pakistani lawyer and judge Chief Justice of Pakistan (d. 2015)

1942 Bob Hayes American sprinter and football player (d. 2002)

1942 Jean-Claude Trichet French banker and economist

1942 Jerry Koosman American baseball player

1942 Dick Parry English saxophonist

1942 Quentin Bryce Australian lawyer and politician 25th Governor-General of Australia

1942 Indra Bania Indian actor director and playwright (d. 2015)

1942 Jonathan Borofsky American sculptor and painter

1942 Đoàn Viết Hoạt Vietnamese journalist educator and activist

1942 Françoise Dürr French tennis player and coach

1942 Barbara Follett English politician

1942 Barry Goldberg American keyboard player songwriter and producer

1942 Enrique Morente Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 2010)

1942 Vinicio Cerezo Guatemalan politician 28th President of Guatemala

1942 Catherine Coulter American author

1942 Gray Davis American captain lawyer and politician 37th Governor of California

1942 Byron Browne American baseball player

1942 Thomas Menino American politician 53rd Mayor of Boston (d. 2014)

1942 Ron Rothstein American basketball player and coach

1942 Roger Swerts Belgian cyclist

1942 Rajesh Khanna Indian actor (d. 2012)

1942 Vladimir Bukovsky Russian author and activist (d. 2019)

1942 Guy Edwards English race car driver

1942 Michael Nesmith American singer-songwriter guitarist and actor (d. 2021)

1942 Janko Prunk Slovenian historian academic and politician

1942 Robert Quine American guitarist (d. 2004)

1942 Toomas Savi Estonian physician and politician

1942 Fred Ward American actor (d. 2022)

1942 Andy Summers English guitarist songwriter and producer

1942 Maki Asakawa Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010)

1942 Tasuku Honjo Japanese immunologist Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine

1942 John Witherspoon American actor and comedian (d. 2019)

1942 Kate Wolf American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1986)

1942 Sjoukje Dijkstra Dutch figure skater

1942 Erkki Pohjanheimo Finnish director and producer

1942 Bibi Besch Austrian-American actress (d. 1996)

1942 Terry Jones Welsh actor director and screenwriter (d. 2020)

1942 David Sincock Australian cricketer

1942 Sarah Brady American activist and author (d. 2015)

1942 Charlie Coles American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)

1942 Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov Azerbaijani philosopher and academic (d. 2021)

1942 James Loewen American sociologist and historian

1942 Tommy Roberts English fashion designer (d. 2012)

1942 Ehud Barak Israeli general and politician 10th Prime Minister of Israel

1942 Pat Dobson American baseball player coach and manager (d. 2006)

1942 Jozef Adamec Slovak footballer and manager (d. 2018)

1942 Ben Murphy American actor

1942 Jesús Alou Dominican baseball player (d. 2023)

1942 Nick Auf der Maur Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998)

1942 Ian Callaghan English footballer

1942 Stuart Dybek American novelist short story writer and poet

1942 Swamp Dogg American R&B singer-songwriter and musician

1942 Roy Palmer English cricketer and umpire

1942 Billy Smith Australian rugby league player and coach

1942 Steve Young American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)

1942 Margaret Court Australian tennis player and minister

1942 Susan Sullivan American actress

1942 Parveen Kumar Pakistani-English physician and academic

1942 Nobby Stiles English footballer coach and manager (d. 2020)

1942 John Ashcroft American lawyer and politician 79th United States Attorney General

1942 Tommy Roe American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1942 Giles Henderson English lawyer and academic

1942 Arto Paasilinna Finnish journalist and author (d. 2018)

1942 Francis X. DiLorenzo American bishop (d. 2017)

1942 Walt Hazzard American basketball player and coach (d. 2011)

1942 Kenneth Lay American businessman and criminal(d. 2006)

1942 Tim Lankester English economist and academic

1942 Valeriy Brumel Soviet high jumper (d. 2003)

1942 Valentin Lebedev Russian engineer and astronaut

1942 Björn Rosengren Swedish politician Swedish Minister of Enterprise and Innovation

1942 Tom Weiskopf American

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